Study on Leakage Diffusion of R1234yf Vehicle Air Conditioner

The thermal management system of electric vehicles is different from that of traditional passenger vehicles. For electric vehicles with a heat pump system and liquid cooling battery, the refrigerant charge is increased by 400–800 g compared with traditional air conditioning. If a combustible refrige...

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Main Authors: Wang Linlin, Yang Zhao, Wang Dan
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Language:zho
Published: Journal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd. 2022-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2022.01.059
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description The thermal management system of electric vehicles is different from that of traditional passenger vehicles. For electric vehicles with a heat pump system and liquid cooling battery, the refrigerant charge is increased by 400–800 g compared with traditional air conditioning. If a combustible refrigerant is used, any leakage will spread to the passenger compartment, and the risk of combustion will increase. In this study, the concentration change process and maximum concentration of R1234yf refrigerant after evaporator damage and leakage with the air supply into the passenger compartment were dynamically monitored by numerical simulation. The results show that the refrigerant in the rear row accumulates more easily than that in the front row. After the refrigerant was completely leaked, the highest average R1234yf volume concentration at the four air outlets was 1.58%. The highest average R1234yf volume concentration at the breathing point of the four passengers was 0.99%. The highest average R1234yf volume concentration at the feet of the four passengers was 0.95%. The highest volume concentration in the passenger compartment was lower than the lower flammability limit of R1234yf. Compared with the test data of different vehicle models, it was found that different vehicle models had the greatest influence on the refrigerant volume concentration, which was 1.2% for different vehicle model.
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spelling doaj-art-abedd9c01313432aaab2806e14fd0b722025-08-20T02:02:57ZzhoJournal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd.Zhileng xuebao0253-43392022-01-014366509498Study on Leakage Diffusion of R1234yf Vehicle Air ConditionerWang LinlinYang ZhaoWang DanThe thermal management system of electric vehicles is different from that of traditional passenger vehicles. For electric vehicles with a heat pump system and liquid cooling battery, the refrigerant charge is increased by 400–800 g compared with traditional air conditioning. If a combustible refrigerant is used, any leakage will spread to the passenger compartment, and the risk of combustion will increase. In this study, the concentration change process and maximum concentration of R1234yf refrigerant after evaporator damage and leakage with the air supply into the passenger compartment were dynamically monitored by numerical simulation. The results show that the refrigerant in the rear row accumulates more easily than that in the front row. After the refrigerant was completely leaked, the highest average R1234yf volume concentration at the four air outlets was 1.58%. The highest average R1234yf volume concentration at the breathing point of the four passengers was 0.99%. The highest average R1234yf volume concentration at the feet of the four passengers was 0.95%. The highest volume concentration in the passenger compartment was lower than the lower flammability limit of R1234yf. Compared with the test data of different vehicle models, it was found that different vehicle models had the greatest influence on the refrigerant volume concentration, which was 1.2% for different vehicle model.http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2022.01.059automotive air conditioningleakage modelrefrigerantflammability
spellingShingle Wang Linlin
Yang Zhao
Wang Dan
Study on Leakage Diffusion of R1234yf Vehicle Air Conditioner
Zhileng xuebao
automotive air conditioning
leakage model
refrigerant
flammability
title Study on Leakage Diffusion of R1234yf Vehicle Air Conditioner
title_full Study on Leakage Diffusion of R1234yf Vehicle Air Conditioner
title_fullStr Study on Leakage Diffusion of R1234yf Vehicle Air Conditioner
title_full_unstemmed Study on Leakage Diffusion of R1234yf Vehicle Air Conditioner
title_short Study on Leakage Diffusion of R1234yf Vehicle Air Conditioner
title_sort study on leakage diffusion of r1234yf vehicle air conditioner
topic automotive air conditioning
leakage model
refrigerant
flammability
url http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2022.01.059
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